ABNORMALITIES OF PENIS
1-Hypospadias :
• Incidence : 3–5/1000 births
• Due to
1-failure of recanalization of the ectodermal cord in the glans
2- incomplete fusion of the urethral folds due to
1. inadequate androgen production by fetal testis
2. inadequate receptor sites for hormones.
1-Hypospadias :
• Incidence : 3–5/1000 births
• Due to
1-failure of recanalization of the ectodermal cord in the glans
2- incomplete fusion of the urethral folds due to
1. inadequate androgen production by fetal testis
2. inadequate receptor sites for hormones.
